Banking

Cybersecurity & VAPT for Banking

Cybersecurity & VAPT for banking, built around the constraint that defines the sector: core banking systems are not to be touched, so everything integrates around them.

Regulations in scope
4
Systems we integrate
5
Typical first release
6 weeks

What changes when it is banking

The re-test is included because unverified fixes are common. A change that looks correct in a diff can leave the vulnerability reachable by another path.

In banking, core banking systems are not to be touched, so everything integrates around them. That single fact reshapes how cybersecurity & vapt has to be built here, the guardrails, the approval points and the evidence trail are design inputs rather than things bolted on before go-live.

The workload we are most often asked to take on first is loan file assembly, usually integrated against loan management systems. Integration comes before intelligence. A model that cannot reach your systems of record is a demo with good manners.

Multi-model by default, so a provider outage is a routing decision rather than an incident. You own the code, the models where they are open-weight, and the documentation to run it without us.

The sector constraints we design around

Defining constraint
core banking systems are not to be touched, so everything integrates around them
Regulations in scope
RBI master directions · PMLA and AML · DPDP Act 2023 · cybersecurity framework for banks
Systems of record
Finacle · Flexcube · core banking platforms · CRM · loan management systems
Where we usually start
account opening documentation

Cybersecurity & VAPT workloads in banking

  • account opening documentation
  • AML alert triage
  • customer service automation
  • loan file assembly
  • branch reporting

What is included

  • Scoped testing across web, API, mobile or network as agreed
  • Findings ranked by exploitability and business impact, not by scanner severity
  • Proof-of-concept for each finding so nobody debates whether it is real
  • Remediation guidance specific to your stack, not generic advice
  • Free re-test after fixes, because an unverified fix is a hope
  • Report formatted for the auditors and clients who will ask for it

Questions from this sector

Will this touch our core banking system?

No. We integrate through supported interfaces and read replicas, never by modifying the core.

How do you handle AML false positives?

Context enrichment and tuned scoring so alert volume matches investigator capacity, with every decision explainable in a case file.

How often should we test?

Annually as a baseline, plus after any significant change to authentication, payments or data handling. Continuous scanning between manual tests catches the obvious regressions.

Will testing break our systems?

We agree scope and intensity first, and destructive tests are excluded unless you explicitly want them in a staging environment. Production testing is deliberately careful.

Do you help fix the findings?

Yes, as a separate engagement if you want it, and the re-test is included either way so you can verify your own team's fixes.

Cybersecurity & VAPT for banking, worth a conversation?

Tell us the workload and the regulation it sits under. We will tell you what is realistic.

Or email bd@dtrasglobal.com · call +91 74118 77878